Method and system for enhancing memorization by using a mnemonic display

• US 7,074,128 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2003
• Issued: 07/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VXI Global Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: DRB LIT Ltd.
• Inventors: Berman, Dennis Ray
• Primary Examiner(s): Olszewki, Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Frisby, Kesha Y
• Application Number:
  US10/435,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20030194686A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,156 Days
• Field of Search: 434/236, 434/323
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

A method and system is disclosed for enhancing a memorization process by using a mnemonic display implemented. First, the mnemonic display is implemented on a predetermined display area of a display device with one or more border sections, the border sections containing one or more guiding elements in a predetermined order. When one or more learning entities to be memorized by a user of the mnemonic display are identified, the learning entities are placed in the mnemonic display, wherein the first guiding element contained in each learning entity is aligned with a same guiding element in at least one border section, and wherein the locations of the learning entities with reference to the corresponding border sections assist the user to memorize the learning entities.

Claims

1. A method, performed by a computer system having a computer screen, for enhancing memorization of information by a user of the computer system, the method comprising:

displaying, on the computer screen, a region, the region having a first border, and a second border, the first border having an alphabet a–

z aligned in a predetermined manner, the second border having an alphabet a–

z aligned in a predetermined manner;

displaying, on the computer screen, a question for the user to answer;

determining a first syllable and a second syllable of at least one word in an answer to the question;

displaying, on the computer screen, the determined first syllable, but not the determined second syllable, aligned with the first border; and

displaying, on the computer screen, the determined second syllable, but not the determined first syllable, aligned with the second border.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first border is a top border.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second border is a right border.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, in addition to the determined first syllable and the determined second syllable, the at least one word in the answer.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising;

displaying a line from the determined first syllable to the determined second syllable.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first border utilizes lower-case letters to display the alphabet a–

z.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second border utilizes upper-case letters to display the alphabet a–

z.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined first syllable is surrounded by a frame.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the region has a third border that has an alphabet a–

z aligned in a predetermined manner and wherein the method includes;

determining a third syllable in the at least one word in the answer to the question; and

displaying, on the computer screen, the determined third syllable, but not the determined first syllable or the determined second syllable, aligned with the third border.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first border is a top border.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the first border is a top border and the second border is a right border.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the first border is a top border, the second border is a right border, and the third border is a bottom border.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising;

displaying a line from the determined first syllable to the determined second syllable and displaying a line from the determined second syllable to the determined third syllable.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying, in addition to the determined first syllable, the determined second syllable, and the determined third syllable, the at least one word in the answer.

15. A method, performed by a computer system having a computer screen, for enhancing memorization of information by a user of the computer system, the method comprising:

displaying, on the computer screen, a region, the region having a first border, and a second border, the first border having an alphabet a–

z aligned in a predetermined manner, the second border having an alphabet a–

z aligned in a predetermined manner;

displaying, on the computer screen, a question for the user to answer;

determining a first word and a second word of an answer to the question;

displaying, on the computer screen, the determined first word, but not the determined second word, aligned with the first border; and

displaying, on the computer screen, the determined second word, but not the determined first word, aligned with the second border.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first border is a top border.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the second border is a right border.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

in addition to the determined first word and the determined second word, displaying the entire answer.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the determined first word is surrounded by a frame.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein the region has a third border that has an alphabet a–

z aligned in a predetermined manner and wherein the method includes;

determining a third word in the answer to the question; and

displaying, on the computer screen, the determined third word, but not the determined first word or the determined second word, aligned with the third border.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the first border is a top border.